Dale, I heard the Fs when they first shipped.I wasn't impressed at all. I liked the handheld remote but not the sound. It sounded like it was emanating from a Hallmark greeting card. Real tinny and f
Kevin, My condolences. I hope you know a lot about soldering brass kits. I have 2 of the B1a engines, one is in pieces, the other is better both don't run worth a plug. Nice running gear, bad gearbox
Kevin, Reasonably priced O5? Are you talkin wife friendly prices?? Ohhh man, she'll kill me. I've used up all my " but honey, they're limited production" excuses on the CZ and I still have a bunch of
Tom, I have some cars on Al's list and I'd be willing to help write my comments or at least a recipe card cocerning thier construction. I just did a write up on my HC-1 covered hopper to match a phot
I have my first 4 cars for the CZ and my complaint is " they're too hard to pull outa da box". NO airhoses or steam fittings present, a concession for the 18" radius guys. Other than that a fine joru
Jerry, I wish The failing eyesight was the only excuse I hear at the local hobby shops. A lot of guys complain about how hard it is to build the kits or how the parts break coming off the sprue. I kn
Loren, Try the Q Kitch car baggage door rebuilds. The #5 or #58 KDs are to short so you have to put the extended shanks in. Unfortunately 58s don't have that feature yet. MAybe I'll put 78s on them.
Loren, Procrastination and poverty can be a good thing. I know somebody that has 20 or so brass troop and Kitchen cars ( and I don't mean the spartan Hallmark model I have) that grinds his teeth at n
Mark, First of all I have to ask what you are using for a reference. If you do not have the Mike Spoor Morning Sun book "CB&Q color Guide to Freight and Passenger Eqiuipment", GO GET IT. You should a
Tim, Get the Sept 2005 RMJ for a good fodo of the car and it's prototypes including the Q. The hatches need to be moved for a "perfect Q" model. The Walthers car will be similar but represent a later
Mark, I've scanned the Spoor book foto ( appologies Mike, gotta help the young modeler ). E mail me off line. See below. I haven't een the RC car but you should watch the ribs on the ends. I believe
Paul, Not necessarily off topic. Paul Schulz, Bob Kosic, Jim Miller, Dave Sarther and I are all Q modelers and BRHS members. ( mandatory content) We don't have a web site but I'd like to Blog MMUT (w
If there is a reason for me to spend my money on some cool Q stuff, I'd like to know about it. Especially if it is someone with an affiliation with the society. You know " give a brother a hand" Howe
Dave, What a great adition to our site. What a great way to remember Tony too. Our fallen mentors continue to challenge us every day we head down the stairs to our benches. The modeling talent of guy
Ok guys here is my new mix for F-unit gray. Ready? Here it comes. ModelFlex Antique White. Future floor polish for a gloss coat. Your fave flat coat. Some times I like Microcaot Flat or I mix it with
Ken, Thanks,but the decals curled so bad I sidetracked the project. The red turned pink with the Microscale recommended decal saver. I stopped using Testors Dullcoat years ago because I felt it yello
Tghere are variations on the long side grabs that I've modeled. I spotted the photos in an old RMJ. Apparently C&S had exact matches for the Tichy car & the version I just mentioned. I'll bring at le
John, Hold on to your Iron horses. This is going to be a good year for Q freightcar modelers. With the Walthers and Athearn versions of the PS2 Covered hopper we might be able to do early and late ve
Paul, I nave seen pix with Cambria & Indiana hoppers and IC hoppers in the mix. Sunshine has a nice mini kit for converting the Atlas 2 bay hopper W/ side sheets that laminate over the existing de-ri
Leo, This from Jim Miller, former pres. of the BRHS, Good friend and a guy that gets his modeling done instead of reading 236 unanswered emails from his Yahoo groups. Rob Manley PALLEEEZZEE don't pai